Earlier this summer, Bogut signed a guaranteed five-year, $60 million deal with the Bucks, with the potential to earn incentives which would take the contract to $72 million. But the incentives are difficult to earn, with some being team-based and others individual-based (although not on statistical categories).

When Bogut traveled to Milwaukee earlier this month to sign the contract and meet with the media, he said $60 million was a fair number to both parties. The 7-foot Australian, the top overall pick in the 2005 draft, was able to get his contract situation settled quickly, allowing him to join his national team as it prepares for the Beijing Olympics.

Bogut signed an extension, meaning he will not go through restricted free agency next season. That has been a trouble spot for a number of key league players who remain unsigned, including Luol Deng and Ben Gordon of the Chicago Bulls, Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks and Andre Iguodala of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Another notable free-agent signing was the Detroit Pistons' move to acquire center Kwame Brown on a two-year, $8 million deal. Brown, the top overall pick in the 2001 draft, will have a player option on the second year of the contract.

"He's a tremendous talent, and we think this can be a kind of a rebirth for his career," agent Mark Bartelstein told the Detroit Free Press. "He's very excited about this."

Brown had a workout with the Bucks, but the team opted to sign veteran Malik Allen as a backup in the low post. Allen, who ended last season with the Dallas Mavericks, is familiar with Bucks coach Scott Skiles after playing two years under him in Chicago.